Gemma has been a Registered Nurse for over 10 years where she has worked with many families during ill health. Gemma has two children and decided to take the leap in 2024 to become a Childminder. Gemma has a full, clean DBS and has completed many courses to support including Safeguarding, Paediatric First Aid and Food Hygeine to name a few. Gemma is the Designated Safeguarding Lead Practitioner for the setting and has completed the SEND for Non-Senco's course to support children with additional needs. Please see the comprehensive list of qualifications/ courses attended:

• Registered Nurse Degree

• LCC Early Help & Planning course

• Brain Development & how children learn course

• Understanding Child Development & EYFS course

• Environments in Early Years course

• Safer Recruitment course

• Floor space requirements in early years course

• Ofsted's Early Years education inspection framework course

• Safeguarding children level 1 & 2 courses 

• Safeguarding for the Designated Lead Practitioner course

• Basic Life Support certificate

• Paediatric First Aid certificate

• Paediatric Sepsis certificate 

• Preventing Radicalisation course

• Equality, Diversity & Human Rights course

• Health, Safety & Welfare course

• Food Safety Level 1 certificate

• Learning Disability, Autism & Neurodiversity course

• SEND for Non-SENCO's course

• Autism Awareness course

• Preventing the spread of infection course